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6.
Winter Woes Didn’t Spring Back
• Comparable-store sales
were down 0.6%.
• But in areas where weather
wasn’t a factor, comps
rose by more than 8%,
compared to a 14% drop in
bad-winter areas.
First-quarter results were poor, but many blamed
the winter weather as a one-time aberration.
Source: Wikimedia Commons.

7.
More Trouble Ahead?
• “[W]e continue to believe we
are early in a multi-year housing
recovery that will drive home
improvement spending.”
• “A number of the factors
weighing on our second-quarter
results are likely to continue in
the second half of 2014.”
If housing slows, things will likely
get worse for Lumber Liquidators.
CEO Robert Lynch is still counting on strength in
housing in the long run, despite near-term challenges.

8.
This Revolution Will Change Manufacturing Forever
"Made in China" -- an all too familiar phrase. But not for much longer: There's a
radical new technology out there, one that's already being employed by the U.S.
Air Force, BMW and even Nike. Respected publications like The Economist have
compared this disruptive invention to the steam engine and the printing press;
Business Insider calls it "the next trillion dollar industry." Watch The Motley
Fool's shocking video presentation to learn about the next great wave of
technological innovation, one that will bring an end to "Made In China" for good.